Machine for ironing down curls of hat-brims



No 624,69l. Patented May 9, I899.

G. SEGSCHNEIDEB.

MACHINE FOR IRONING DOWN GURLS 0F HAT BBIMS.

(Application filed Jan. 11, 1899.)

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No; 624,691. Patahted May 9, 11899.

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MACHINE FOR IBDNING DOWN BUBLS 0F HAT BRIMS.

(Application 81011 Jan. 11, 1899.)

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GUSTAV SEGSOHNEIDER, OF YONKERS, NEW YORK.

MACHINE FOR IRONING DOWN CURLS 0F HAT-BRIMS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 624,691, dated May- 9, 189?. Application filed January 11,1899. Serial No. 701,789- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

. Be itkn own that I, GUSTAV SEGSCHNEIDER, a citizen of the United States, residing in Yonkers, in the county of WVestchester and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Ironing Down the Curls of Hat-Brims, of which the following is a specification.

In the manufacture of hats heretofore the hat after being curled was. subjected to a so-called flanging operation, by which the proper shape was imparted to the curl. This was accomplished by the action of a Hangingiron which acted on the curl of the brim while the hat was placed on a flan ging-block. The

iron was operated by hand, the hat being covered by a cloth during the flan ging operation. The hat was then braided at the edge of the curl and again flanged and ironed, so as to give the final shape to the curled brim.

The object of this invention is to dispense with the first flanging operation, which was done by the use of ahand-operated iron and which was fatiguing Work, especially in the summer season, and produce in place of this flanging operation the ironing down of the curl of the brim by means of a heated ironing-tool in connection with a suitable templet placed on the brim, so that afterward only the so-called rounding, edge-braiding, and second flanging or finishing of the hat are required. This would save thefatiguin g first flanging operation and use in place of the same an ironing-clown machine forthe curls of the brim, by which this operation is accomplished in a quicker and m ore economical manner than heretofore.

My invention consists of certain features of construction and combinations of parts to be hereinafter described and then claimed.

In the accompanying drawings,.Figure 1 represents a front elevation of my improved machine for ironing down the curls of hatbrims. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on line 2 2, Fig. 1. I Fig. 3is avertical transverse section, drawn on alarger scale, on line 3 3, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section similar to Fig. 2, but showing in place of the flat folding-iron a rotary folding-iron. Figs. 5 and 6 are Vertical transverse sections, respectively,

of asmooth and fluted rotary folding-iron;

and Figs. 7 and 8 are respectively a side elevation and a plan view of the folder for turning down the curl before'it passes to the folding-iron.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the supporting-frame of myimproved machine for ironing down the curls of hat-brims. The frame A supports a stationary table A','on which is guided a vertically-1novable table A ,which is raised by means of cams Ct 01, having toothed hubs a, that are engaged byhorizona suitabletreadle, which is not shown in the.

drawings. On the rotary table B is placed a hat-support O, which presses the hat down on the table,the brim of thehat extending around said support and being held in position by means of a metallic templet T, which is placed over the brim and below the curl of the same, said templet corresponding to the size and shape of the hat-brim, the on r1 of which is to be ironed down. The hat-support 0 consists of a bottom plate 0, of Wood or metal, and a retaining-ring G which extends around the body of the hat and which bears on the top part of the brim, as shown in Fig. 3. The re training-ring C is preferably made of wood and provided with a circumferential sheetmetal band or loop 0 which protects the retaining-ring 0 against the heat of the folding-iron, while it at the same time reduces the friction of the folding-iron with the retaining-ring C The retaining-ring C is fur-.

ther provided with a flange G which is provided at diametrically opposite points with socket-holes cl, that are engaged by pins (1 of guided in a keeper fnear the front part of the table. The transverse bar F is provided with uprights f, which carry f ulcrumed arms that are erforated at their 11 per ends, I P- said perforations serving as bearings for the gudgeons i of a flat hollow folding-iron I, which is provided with the usual gas and air supply pipes, so as to be heated by an interior gas-jet in the usual manner. The perforated upper ends of the arms f serve for setting the iron I higher or lower relatively to the table B, according to the position of the movable table A To the lower end of one of the arms f is applied a helical spring f the opposite end of which is attached to a stationary eye f on a laterally-extending arm F of the bar F, said spring serving to press the iron I against the retaining-ring 0 To the front end of the bar F is further attached a cord g, that is connected with the upper arm of a fulcru med elbow-lever g, to the lower arm of which is applied a counterbalancing-weight 9 which serves to move the iron-supporting bar F, with the iron I, toward the retaining-ring so as to press the iron against the retaining-ring 0 while the helical springf produces the swinging of the arms f and of the folding-iron toward the retaining-ring C and templet T, so as to exert a downward pressure of the iron on the curl of the hat-brim.

In front of the heating-iron I is arranged a folder H, which is shown in detail in Figs. 7 and 8 and which serves for the purpose of .folding down the curl of the brim before the same passes to the heated folding-iron I. The folder H is applied to a spring-wire H, which is attached at one end to the supporting-frame A, while it is connected at its opposite end with a helical spring H which presses thefolder against the curl of the brim and templet, so as to produce the folding over of the curl. The tension of the helical spring H by which the folder is pressed against the curl of the brim and templet, is adjusted at its rear end by a thumb-screw H which carries an eye, to whichthe rear end of the spring is attached, so as to adjust the tension of the folder for different sizes of hats and different sizes and thicknesses of brims' The heated iron used for folding down the curl of the brim is made of oblong cross-section with fiat sides, as shown in Fig. 1, and guided along the covering-band of the retaining-ring 0 For heavier brims it is necessary to apply greater power in ironing down the curl of the brim, and in these cases a rotary heating-iron is used, as shown in Fig. 4. This rotary heating-iron is made cylindrical and provided either with a smooth or with a fluted surface, as shown, respectively, in Figs. 5 and 6. It is rotated by a suitable belt and pulley transmission inwardly over the folded curl of the brim, so as to press it with 0011- siderable force over the edge of the templet.

By the machine described the folded curl of the brim of the hat can be ironed down in connection with the templet before the curl is rounded and braided, whereby the first flanging of the hat-brim is obviated and the hand labor heretofore required for ironing down the curl of the brim is dispensed with and substituted by the more reliable and effective machine-work. of the curl is accomplished without a covering-cloth, the expense for the cloth and the time necessary for the first flanging of the curl of the hat-brim are saved. The curls of the hat-brims are thereby ironed down with greater accuracy and uniformity, while the fatiguing hand labor heretofore required for this purpose is done away with and the same substituted by an easilyoperated ironingdown machine that can be operated without requiring skilled labor for this purpose.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In a machine for ironing down the curls of hat-brims, the combination, with a rotary table, and means for rotating the same, of a hat-support on the table, said support being composed'of a base-plate, a retaining-ring provided with an upper exterior annular flange and a rotary keeper engaging said flange, and a spring-actuated folding-iron, substantially as set forth.

2. In a machine for ironing down the curls of hat-brims, the combination, with a rotary table, and means for rotating the same, of a hat-support on the table, the said support being composed of a base-plate, a retaining-ring provided with an upper exterior annular flange and with asheet-metal band below said flange and a rotary keeper connected with the said flange, and a spring-actuated foldingiron, substantially as set forth.

3. In a machine forironing down the curls of hat-brims, the combination, with a rotary table, and means for rotating it, of a hat support on the table, a templet placed on the' brim of the hat, an oscillating and spring-actuated rotating folding-iron, and means for rotating it in an inward direction over the curl so as to iron down the folded curl of the brim, substantially as set forth.

4. In a machine for ironing down the curls of hat-brims, the combination, with a rotary table, and means for rotating it, of a support for the hat on the table, a templet placed over the brim of the hat, a folder for folding the curl of the brim, aspring-wire for supporting the folder, means for adjusting the tension of said spring-wire, and a spring-actuated folding-iron near the folder, for ironing down the folded curl ofthe brim, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GUSTAV SEGSCHNEIDER.

Witnesses:

PAUL GoEPEL, M. HENRY WURTZEL.

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